Manager - Programme Management Office

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks' annual leave

Insurance package

Flexible working arrangements

Career development

Job summary

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities is seeking an experienced PMO leader to head the Programme Management Office for its Technology Modernisation Programme in Wellington. The role focuses on integrated planning, governance, reporting, assurance and performance management to support successful delivery.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, establish consistent PMO disciplines, and provide trusted guidance to senior leaders while fostering accountability and continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading a Programme Management Office within a large-scale transformation.
• Proven ability to establish or enhance PMO frameworks, governance practices and delivery disciplines.
• Experience integrating planning, financial management, governance reporting and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the central PMO function for the Technology Modernisation Programme.
• Provide trusted advice and maintain an integrated view of plans, risks and performance.
• Develop multidisciplinary teams and ensure accountability across delivery partners.
• Support executive decision-making with evidence-based insight and governance controls.

Skills

PMO Leadership

Governance

Delivery Excellence

Stakeholder Management

Programme Coordination

Job description

• Are you an experienced PMO leader with a passion for delivery excellence, governance and continuous improvement?
• Lead the Programme Management Office for Kāinga Ora’s Technology Modernisation Programme
• Wellington-based fixed-term role to December 2029

Te whiwhinga mahi – Our opportunity

Kāinga Ora is seeking an experienced professional to lead the Programme Management Office (PMO) and support successful delivery across our Technology Modernisation Programme.

In this pivotal leadership role, you will lead the programme’s central PMO function, bringing together integrated planning, governance, reporting, performance management, assurance and programme information management. You will help ensure programme leaders, delivery teams and governance forums have the information, insight and disciplines needed to support effective decision-making and successful delivery.

The PMO plays a critical enabling role within the programme, providing the frameworks, guardrails, controls and evidence‑based insight that support delivery across multiple workstreams, teams and delivery partners. By bringing together programme information, plans, risks, dependencies, decisions and performance reporting, the PMO helps maintain a clear and integrated view of progress and priorities across the programme, while enabling delivery teams to remain accountable for their outcomes.

You will lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of delivery managers, business analysts and programme coordination professionals. You will create consistency across programme management disciplines, provide trusted advice to programme leadership, and foster a culture of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement.

The Technology Modernisation Programme enables a broad organisational transformation that will shape how Kāinga Ora works and delivers services into the future. With impacts across multiple business functions, the programme provides a rare opportunity to contribute to change that reaches almost every part of the organisation.

This is an opportunity to shape and lead a high‑performing PMO function as a significant technology and business transformation moves into implementation. Working alongside senior leaders, delivery teams and specialist partners, you will help keep the programme aligned, informed and moving forward in a sustainable and evidence-based way.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu – What you will bring

To be successful in this role, you'll have:

• Demonstrated experience leading a Programme Management Office within a large‑scale, complex transformation programme involving multiple workstreams, delivery partners and governance stakeholders.
• Proven success establishing, evolving or enhancing PMO functions, frameworks, governance practices and delivery disciplines.
• Extensive experience integrating programme planning, financial management, governance reporting, assurance, risk management and performance analysis to support effective executive decision‑making.
• Experience maintaining a trusted programme‑wide view of plans, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions and delivery performance.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams, and deploying specialist programme capabilities across competing priorities in fast‑paced delivery environments.
• Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to advise, influence and collaborate across diverse teams and delivery partners.
• A practical and pragmatic approach to governance and controls that supports delivery while maintaining appropriate oversight, consistency and accountability.

Nōu te rourou – What's in it for you?

We offer competitive salaries, five weeks' annual leave and a benefits package including a range of insurances, flexible working arrangements and career development. These benefits are described in more detail here.

As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work‑life balance. We also want to support and grow your personal and career development through on‑the‑job learning, training courses, secondments and study opportunities.

Mō mātou – Our Organisation

At Kāinga Ora, ours is the important responsibility of transforming New Zealand’s housing choices, outcomes and the entire housing sector by creating homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive.

What is exciting about working for Kāinga Ora is getting the chance to make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders’ lives. With skills, planning and purposeful action, our people are creating the homes and neighbourhoods that will build the future of Aotearoa.

We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better. That includes being a trusted partner for Māori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Ō tātou uara – Our values

Our values were developed by us, for us. They unite us as an organisation and guide how we work every day. Our values are:

• Manaakitanga – People at the Heart
• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Whanake – Be Bold

Tūhono mai – Join us

Applications close Thursday 15th October at 5pm.

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.

If you don’t tick all the boxes in this listing but think that you could be a great fit based on your unique background and skillset, we would welcome an application from you. Don’t hesitate, as we may review applications as they are received and reserve the right to close advertising early.